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Taki Downtime on 5/18 at 5pm
installing patches on taki cluster
We are taking downtime on Taki to resolve some issues on the cluster. We are hoping that we will not have to reboot the cluster, but this is a possibility. Be prepared for jobs to stop across the...
Posted: May 11, 2021, 4:11 PM
Faculty prioritize grading & assessments for Ultra’s future
About 76% of current & planned Ultra aligns with Original
When Ultra was first introduced at UMBC in SP2018, four adventurous faculty opted to use a newly redesigned Blackboard course interface in their courses. Ultra represented a new phase of...
Posted: May 11, 2021, 11:27 AM

“Virtual job-Fair” Impersonation Job Scams
Another Twist On The Basic "Work-At-Home" Scam
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has seen more similar reports of a scammer using compromised UMBC accounts and claiming to be the Online employment coordinator for career and talent...
Posted: May 10, 2021, 10:09 PM
Scammers Using WhatsApp
Scammers Don't Use Just Email
Recently the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has seen scammers asking students to use WhatsApp as a way to communicate. This article will go over some tips to help report and spot...
Posted: May 10, 2021, 10:06 PM
Phishing Scam - Fake Email Spoofing the UMBC Registrar
Plesae Be Alert! This Is Not From The Registrar!
UMBC’s Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has received reports of a fairly sophisticated phishing attack appearing to come from the Registrar’s office. Mail Headers: From:...
Posted: May 10, 2021, 10:03 PM
Significant Extension of HPCF CPU Cluster taki
Thank 10 faculty from 9 departments for 17 new CPU nodes!
Dear Researchers, Colleagues, and Students, We are happy to share the news that HPCF is able to extend the CPU cluster in taki by 17 new nodes. DoIT has placed the purchase order last week....
Posted: May 6, 2021, 2:09 PM

Legacy Pulse VPN suffers fatal hardware failure
Legacy Pulse VPN may not recover from most recent failure
The legacy Pulse VPN has suffered a hardware failure and may not be recoverable. To access campus resources remotely please use the GlobalProtect VPN. Instructions for accessing this can be found...
Posted: May 6, 2021, 1:38 PM
Coming Soon: Pinning Videos & Student Gallery View in Collab
Choose who you want to focus on during synchronous sessions
UPDATE: Following the introduction of gallery view to faculty in April 2021, we are pleased to announce that students and participants will also have access to 25 videos per page with the May...
Posted: May 5, 2021, 11:07 AM

Virtual Job Scams
Fake Jobs Offered From Real (Stolen) UMBC E-mail Accounts
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has seen reports of a scammer using compromised UMBC email accounts to send job scams. Below are examples of these scams with the names and email...
Posted: May 4, 2021, 6:36 PM
“Job Opening” Administrative Assistant Job Scam
Biological Sciences is NOT hiring adminstrative assistants
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has seen reports of a scammer claiming to offer students a position as an administrative assistant. The scammer is also claiming to be both Jose...
Posted: May 4, 2021, 11:05 AM
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